Brother Marcellus Haywood Luck IV (born August 21, 1982), known professionally as Brother Luck,[1] is an American chef who has appeared on several reality cooking shows.
Early life and education edit
Luck was born on August 21, 1982 in San Francisco and spent time abroad with his parents.[2][3] He is the fourth generation in his family to be called Brother Marcellus Luck.[4] Vice described Luck as "a fair-skinned, half-Creole and half-Cajun, biracial man".[2] His father died when he was 10 years old, and he and his younger brother were raised by their mother.[2][5] From the age 14, he started working in professional kitchens and won various culinary scholarships and competitions in high school.[6] When Luck was 16, his mother went to prison and he raised his brother.[2]
Luck attended The Art Institute of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona after studying at Metro Tech High School.[5] Luck became a Certified Executive Chef through the American Culinary Federation.[7]
Career edit
After culinary school, Luck worked in various restaurants, including Takitei and Kinjhoro Ryokans in Kanazawa, Japan.[8][9][10] Luck is the owner of the restaurant Brother Luck Street Eats in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[11][12] He competed on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay in 2016 and won.[11][13] He was also a contestant on season 31 of Chopped,[14] Top Chef: Colorado,[2][15] and Top Chef: Kentucky.[16][17]
In 2017, Luck opened Four by Brother Luck,[1] and also owns the Lucky Dumplings, both in Colorado Springs.[18] He was nominated for but did not win a James Beard Award.[19]
References edit
- ^ a b Wood, Samantha (2017-10-04). "Interview with Brother Luck: Four by Brother Luck". Rocky Mountain Food Tours. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ a b c d e "'Top Chef' Star Brother Luck Isn't Here to Define His Food By Race". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Elizarraras, Jessica (2011-11-03). "A Conversation With Chef Brother Luck, Hotel Contessa". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Antonation, Mark (2017-01-23). "Brother Luck and Other Colorado Chefs Who Have Appeared on Chopped". Westword. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ a b Leon, Shoshana (2022-09-22). "Chef Brother Luck Returns to Phoenix to Share His Story". Frontdoors Media. Archived from the original on 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "Brother Luck". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Wrenn, Colin (November 5, 2019). "Brother Luck's Colorado Springs Restaurants Live Up to His TV Fame". 303 Magazine.
- ^ "Brother Luck". No Kid Hungry Culinary Events. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Q&A With Colorado's Local 'Top Chef' Contestants". Colorado.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Dixon; Holland, Misty; Dixon, Marcus James (2017-11-09). "'Top Chef: Colorado' Season 15 Cast Photos". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ a b Verner, Jared (March 11, 2019). "Local chef Brother Luck to talk about TV cooking for March 17 Prologue series". Communique.
- ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chef Brother Luck opening dumpling restaurant". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Red, White and BBQ". Food Network. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ STEINER, MATT. "Colorado Springs chef Brother Luck needs your vote to become finalist in Food Network competition". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chef to go knife to knife for coveted title of Bravo's 'Top Chef '". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Antonation, Mark. "Brother Luck and Other Colorado Chefs Who Have Appeared on Chopped". Westword. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Wloszczyna, Susan (2019-01-11). "'Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen': Brother says bye-bye, while 5 others say hello to fresh opportunity to stick around". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs celebrity chef Brother Luck reopens Lucky Dumpling kitchen". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chefs, Brother Luck and Luis Young, semifinalist for James Beard Awards". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.